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CVE-2010-4279

The default configuration of Pandora FMS 3.1 and earlier specifies an empty string for the loginhash_pwd field, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by sending a request to index.php with "admin" in the loginhash_user parameter, in conjunction with the md5 hash of "admin" in the loginhash_data parameter.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-4279 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from artica organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-12-02T17:15:00.503

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-287

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	artica	pandora_fms	≤ 3.1	Yes
Application	artica	pandora_fms	1.2	Yes
Application	artica	pandora_fms	1.3	Yes
Application	artica	pandora_fms	1.3	Yes
Application	artica	pandora_fms	1.3	Yes
Application	artica	pandora_fms	1.3	Yes
Application	artica	pandora_fms	1.3	Yes
Application	artica	pandora_fms	1.3.1	Yes
Application	artica	pandora_fms	2.0	Yes
Application	artica	pandora_fms	2.0	Yes
Application	artica	pandora_fms	2.1	Yes
Application	artica	pandora_fms	2.1.1	Yes
Application	artica	pandora_fms	3.0	Yes
Application	artica	pandora_fms	3.0	Yes
Application	artica	pandora_fms	3.0	Yes
Application	artica	pandora_fms	3.1	Yes

References

http://osvdb.org/69549 ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129830/Pandora-3.1-Auth-Bypass-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Nov/326 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42347 ([email protected])
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pandora/files/Pandora%20FMS%203.1/Final%20version%20%28Stable%29/pandorafms_console-3.1_security_patch_13Oct2010.tar.gz/download Patch ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15639 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514939/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45112 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35731/ ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/69549 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129830/Pandora-3.1-Auth-Bypass-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Nov/326 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42347 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pandora/files/Pandora%20FMS%203.1/Final%20version%20%28Stable%29/pandorafms_console-3.1_security_patch_13Oct2010.tar.gz/download Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15639 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514939/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45112 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35731/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For artica's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.